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Walker Ranch Park

Shirttail Peak–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 6 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,841 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Shirttail Peak–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 6 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Walker Ranch Park near Lake Shore Park, CO. The route reaches Shirttail Peak at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,841 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,473 – 7,333 ft · steepest grade: 43%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Josie Heath Trail 39.95796, -105.33883
Nearest town Lake Shore Park, CO · Official trailhead info (bouldercounty.org)
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Shirttail Peak–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 6 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,841 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,473–7,332 ft

Out & Back · Walker Ranch Park

Trailhead: Josie Heath Trail · 39.95796, -105.33883

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Josie Heath Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading S.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading S.
  7. 2.5 miTurn left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading E.
  11. 350 ftReach Shirttail Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading W.
  16. 2.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading N.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ethel Harrold Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walker Ranch Loop, heading N.
  21. 2 miContinue straight onto Josie Heath Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shirttail-peak-eldorado-canyon-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip8%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 78°56° 26%
Mon 82°59° 38%
Tue 79°56° 30%
Wed 82°56° 35%
Thu 84°59° 31%
Fri 84°55° 24%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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